program details

JWF Young Leaders Society is open to women ages 22 – 45 who support JWF’s mission to empower women and girls through social change philanthropy and advocacy, and who wish to develop leadership skills, impact their community, and be part of a network of like-minded young women.

Members of JWF’s 2018 YLS Program

program overview

YLS develops and supports young women leaders from our local community by providing educational and networking opportunities as well as participation in a unique giving circle. YLS meets monthly from January to December; participants are expected to attend all program activities. Each year, JWF accepts up to 20 women to join YLS.

Topics covered include:

Self-care and boundary setting

Public speaking

Salary negotiation

Financial literacy

How to be a strategic philanthropist

Advocacy 101

giving circle

Values based giving is an important form of leadership. The last three sessions are the giving circle component of the program, which provides an opportunity to learn about organizations in our local community and strategic grant making with a gender lens. Each member will contribute a minimum of $250, which will be pooled together for one local organization grant. YLS members will research potential funding opportunities and collectively decide how to use their funds.

To view the latest schedule, please click below. Schedule is subject to change. Members of YLS are also invited to participate in JWF programs and events, and attend Trustee Luncheon Meetings.

COVID-19 Recovery Fund

In response to the impact of the coronavirus, which is exacerbating existing challenges many women and girls in our community are already facing, JWF has established the COVID-19 Recovery Fund to provide additional support to our current local grantees.

Our amazing grantees continue to provide counseling, training programs, legal support, abuse prevention education, and other services to address gender based violence and employment issues, but many of their clients have also suffered job loss or reduced wages and can’t meet their basic needs.

Our goal is to raise as much as we can before June 1st to provide emergency funds to the following organizations:

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness

Compass LGBTQ Community Center

Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center

DePorres Place Adult Literacy Center

KidSafe Foundation

The Lord’s Place

PACE Center for Girls Palm Beach

Grantees will use these emergency grants to provide food, housing assistance, gift cards, baby items, counseling services, and other critical support to the women and girls they serve.

These are difficult times for everyone, but for some more than others.

Please help the women and girls in our community who need it most by donating today. Gifts of any amount will make a difference. Donate online or by calling our office at (561) 275-2200.

COVID-19 Recovery Fund

In response to the impact of the coronavirus, which is exacerbating existing challenges many women and girls in our community are already facing, JWF has established the COVID-19 Recovery Fund to provide additional support to our current local grantees.

Our amazing grantees continue to provide counseling, training programs, legal support, abuse prevention education, and other services to address gender based violence and employment issues, but many of their clients have also suffered job loss or reduced wages and can’t meet their basic needs.

Our goal is to raise as much as we can before June 1st to provide emergency funds to the following organizations:

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness

Compass LGBTQ Community Center

Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center

DePorres Place Adult Literacy Center

KidSafe Foundation

The Lord’s Place

PACE Center for Girls Palm Beach

Grantees will use these emergency grants to provide food, housing assistance, gift cards, baby items, counseling services, and other critical support to the women and girls they serve.

These are difficult times for everyone, but for some more than others.

Please help the women and girls in our community who need it most by donating today. Gifts of any amount will make a difference. Donate online or by calling our office at (561) 275-2200.